2006 BMW 3 SERIES Power Train Problems
2 NHTSA complaints on file
Power Train Issues in the 2006 BMW 3 SERIES
2 power train complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2006 BMW 3 SERIES. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
0
Deaths
All Power Train Complaints
OIL KEEP LEAKING OUT OF TRAINING. IT WAS FIXED TWICE SO FAR. BACK BRAKE LINE KEEPS BREAKING WHEN YOU DRIVE IN SNOW.
I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE LEFT LANE, TRYING TO PASS A CAR IN THE MIDDLE LANE. AFTER GETTING IN FRONT OF THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE LANE, I TRIED TO ACCELERATE SO I COULD RE-ENTER THE MIDDLE LANE, BUT THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT SLIPPED INTO NEUTRAL AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE ENGINE GROWLED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL. IT KEPT DRIVING, BUT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE, DESPITE ME STEPPING HARDER ON THE GAS. THIS WAS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AS THERE WAS A CAR IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME, WHICH COULD HAVE REAR ENDED ME AT OVER 60MPH, AND THE CAR IN THE MIDDLE LANE THAT I WAS TRYING TO PASS COULD HAVE ALSO HIT ME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY CAR. IN RESEARCHING THIS, MANY BMW OWNERS HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT THIS, AND YET BMW HAS NOT ISSUED AN INVESTIGATION OR RECALL: HTTP://WWW.CONSUMERAFFAIRS.COM/AUTOMOTIVE/BMW_TRANS.HTML THERE ARE...
Other 2006 BMW 3 SERIES Problem Areas
Air Bags
78 complaints
Electrical System
31 complaints
Air Bagsfrontal
30 complaints
Latcheslockslinkages
24 complaints
Steering
23 complaints
Seat Belts
12 complaints
Seats
12 complaints
Engine
11 complaints
Tires
9 complaints
Unknown Or Other
5 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
5 complaints
Structurebody
4 complaints
Visibilitywiper
4 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
3 complaints
Tirestreadbelt
3 complaints
Equipment
2 complaints
Exterior Lighting
2 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
2 complaints
Latcheslockslinkagesdoorslatch
2 complaints
Structure
2 complaints
Structurebodydoor
2 complaints
Tirespressure Monitoring And Regulating Systems
2 complaints
Visibility
2 complaints
Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls
2 complaints
Air Bagsfrontalsensorcontrol Module
1 complaint
Electrical System Instrument Clusterpanel
1 complaint
Electrical System12v24v48v Batterycables
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingengine
1 complaint
Equipment Adaptivemobility
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasoline
1 complaint
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
1 complaint
Power Traindriveline
1 complaint
Service Brakes Electric
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulic
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Components
1 complaint
Steeringcolumn
1 complaint
Structurebodydoorhinge And Attachments
1 complaint
Vehicle Speed Controlaccelerator Pedal
1 complaint